DK2063116T3 - Directly powered generator and wind turbine - Google Patents

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DK2063116T3
DK2063116T3 DK07022882.0T DK07022882T DK2063116T3 DK 2063116 T3 DK2063116 T3 DK 2063116T3 DK 07022882 T DK07022882 T DK 07022882T DK 2063116 T3 DK2063116 T3 DK 2063116T3
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DESCRIPTION
[0001] The invention relates to a direct drive or directly driven generator as well as to a wind turbine comprising a direct drive generator.
[0002] In principle there are two main types of wind turbines in view of the drive configuration of a wind turbine. The first type of a wind turbine is the more classical type of a wind turbine comprising a gearbox arranged between a main shaft and a generator of the wind turbine. The second type of a wind turbine is a gearless type, whereat the gearbox and the conventional generator are substituted by a multipolar generator, a so called direct drive or directly driven generator. Such a direct drive generator can be made as a synchronous generator with winded rotor or with permanent magnets attached to the rotor, or it can be designed as an alternative type of a generator.
[0003] Common to direct driven generators is that their physical dimensions are relatively large. At a typical air gap diameter of approximately 5 m for a multi-megawatt direct drive generator the outer diameter is on the order of approximately 6 m or even more. The large outer diameter makes the transport of the direct drive generator difficultly and the heavy dead load of the direct drive generator involves further difficulties e.g. concerning the replacement for repair by occurred breakdowns.
[0004] A further difficulty arises in the normal configuration of a wind turbine with a direct drive generator, where the direct drive generator is arranged between the wind turbine rotor and the tower in order to yield a compact machine construction In this case it will be necessary to dismantle the whole wind turbine rotor by a required dismantling of the direct drive generator.
[0005] To overcome these problems at least partially there were some suggestions to divide parts of the generator.
[0006] In WO 98/20595 A1 a stator for a rotating electric machine is disclosed comprising a stator core and a winding. The stator core is provided with stator teeth extending radially inwards towards a rotor. Each stator tooth is configured as a number of tooth sections joined axially into a stator tooth plank. That stator tooth planks are fitted together side by side thus forming a section of the stator core. This construction makes the transport of parts of the rotating electric machine to the site of erection partially easier, because the stator can be assembled on site. However, this construction requires a stator housing as such having relatively large outer dimensions.
[0007] From US 4,594,552 an armature winding of a split stator is known. The split stator has a slotted core divided by at least two circumferentially-spaced split lines to facilitate the assembly and the disassembly of the split stator. The armature winding comprises armature coils in the slots of the stator core connected to provide poles and arranged to provide a plurality of armature coils divided at the split lines. Connecting and disconnecting means are provided to connect and disconnect the armature coils when the split stator is assembled and disassembled, respectively. This construction, however, also requires a stator housing as such having relatively large outer dimensions.
[0008] US 5,844,341 describes an electric generator to be driven by a low speed device such as wind turbine. The generator consists of one or more rotor rings of many permanent magnets of alternating polarity and coaxial stator rings of many laminated yokes, each yoke defining slots to locate coils. The yokes and coils form modules which are supported by beams relatively to the rotor rings. The drawback of this configuration is that the electromechanical properties in this form of modular construction with single polar pairs separated by air gaps may be disadvantageous, and that a possible dismantling of a single stator module can involve that the whole generator has to be opened in situ implying risk of humidity, dirt etc., and that it may be cumbersome if the stator module has to be taken out in a disadvantageous direction.
[0009] US 6,781,276 B1 describes a generator for a wind turbine comprising a stator and a rotor. The stator has a number of stator modules that are individual and which may be installed, repaired and dismantled individually and independently of each other. This generator has no part larger than the air gap diameter. But even if no part is larger than the air gap diameter, the largest element to be transported still has a substantial size, given that the rotor is a single piece. In its completed form this rotor is fitted with strong permanent magnets and needs to be covered by a nonmagnetic layer, e.g. wood or polystyrene of a certain thickness during transportation, and while the dimensions of the rotor are smaller than the dimensions of the finished generator, it is still at maybe 5 m diameter and 1.5 m length a very substantial piece of equipment to transport.
[0010] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a generator as initially mentioned in such a way, that in particular the transport of the generator to the site of erection is simplified. It is a further object of the invention to indicate a wind turbine comprising a respective generator.
[0011] This object is inventively achieved by a direct drive or directly driven generator for a wind turbine comprising a stator having at least one stator element operative for the electrical power generation and a rotor pivotable around a centre axis of the generator and having at least one rotor element operative for the electrical power generation, the generator having an air gap between the stator element and the rotor element, wherein the stator comprises a front and a rear ring-shaped supporting element and stator segments being attached to the front and the rear ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator, wherein the junctions between the front and the rear ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator and the stator segments are located substantially at a radius in relation to the centre axis of the generator which is smaller than the radius of the air gap between the stator element and the rotor element. According to the invention the stator of the generator is at least partially segmented and comprises ring-shaped supporting elements and stator segments. Thereby the ring-shaped supporting elements, which are preferably ring-shaped end plates of the stator, and the stator segments build in the assembled state the stator or the stator arrangement having a substantially hollow cylindrical shape. Thus the stator as a whole comprises a plurality of single manageable elements and segments which single manageable elements and segments are as a rule attached to each other in a detachable way. According to this the connexions in particular between the ring-shaped supporting elements and the stator segments are non-destructively detachable. As a consequence the transport of the stator in form of the ring-shaped supporting elements and the stator segments and thus the transport of the whole generator is simplified, because at least the stator is able to be transported in parts wherein each part has lesser dimensions and a lower dead load than the generator in the assembled status. In particular the ring-shaped supporting elements, which are as a rule one piece elements ensuring particularly a sufficient roundness, have dimensions in particular diameters, which are preferably significantly smaller than the air gap diameter. This simplifies the transport of the ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator. Also the assembly and the disassembly of the stator and thus of the generator on the site of erection are simplified. In case of a wind turbine not the whole mounted generator has to be carried into the nacelle using e g. a crane. In fact the significantly lighter single manageable parts and segments of the generator are able to be carried into the nacelle where the generator is able to be assembled, repaired or disassembled.
[0012] According to an embodiment of the invention the rotor of the generator comprises a front and a rear ring-shaped supporting element and rotor segments being attached to the front and the rear ring-shaped supporting elements of the rotor, wherein the junctions between the front and the rear ring-shaped supporting elements of the rotor and the rotor segments are located substantially at a radius in relation to the centre axis of the generator which is equal or smaller than the radius of the air gap between the stator element and the rotor element. Thus also the rotor of the generator is at least partially segmented, wherein the ring-shaped supporting elements of the rotor are preferably ring-shaped end plates of the rotor. The ring-shaped supporting elements of the rotor and the rotor segments build in the assembled state the rotor or the rotor arrangement having a substantially hollow cylindrical shape. Thus also the rotor as a whole comprises a plurality of single manageable elements and segments which single manageable elements and segments are as a rule attached to each other in a detachable way. In particular the connexions between the ring-shaped supporting elements of the rotor and the rotor segments are non-destructively detachable. As a consequence the transport of the generator is again simplified, because also the rotor is able to be transported in parts wherein each part has lesser dimensions and a lower dead load than the generator in the assembled status. In particular the ring-shaped supporting elements of the rotor, which are as a rule one piece elements ensuring particularly a sufficient roundness, have dimensions in particular diameters, which are preferably significantly smaller than the air gap diameter. This simplifies the transport of the ring-shaped supporting elements of the rotor.
[0013] In an embodiment of the invention the junctions of the stator and the junctions of the rotor are located substantially at the same radius in relation to the centre axis of the generator, which is advantageous in view of the assembly and disassembly of the generator. But it is also possible that the junctions of the stator and the junctions of the rotor are located at different radii in relation to the centre axis of the generator.
[0014] The junctions are located at a radius which is smaller than the radius of the air gap.
[0015] In this way the outer diameters of the ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator and the rotor are able to be significantly smaller than the diameter of the air gap of the generator, thereby reducing the maximum dimensions of the ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator and the rotor in particular for transportation. Thereby the diameters or the maximal dimensions of the ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator and the rotor can differ from each other.
[0016] According to an embodiment of the invention each stator segment is a ring-segment-shaped stator segment attached to the front and the rear ring-shaped supporting element of the stator and comprises at least one stator element for the power generation. Thereby the ring-segment-shaped stator segments build a stator ring after the arrangement on the ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator.
[0017] According to another embodiment of the invention each rotor segment is a ring-segment-shaped rotor segment attached to the front and the rear ring-shaped supporting element of the rotor and comprises at least one rotor element for the power generation. In a comparable way to the stator the ring-segment-shaped rotor segments build a rotor ring after the arrangement on the ring-shaped supporting elements of the rotor.
[0018] According to an variant of the invention a ring-segment-shaped stator segment comprises an exterior, ring-segmentshaped stator supporting element, a radially inwardly directed front ring-segment-shaped stator connexion element arranged on the front side of the exterior, ring-segment-shaped stator supporting element and a radially inwardly directed rear ring-segmentshaped stator connexion element arranged on the rear side of the exterior, ring-segment-shaped stator supporting element for establishing a inwardly open, substantially U-shaped, ring-segment-shaped stator segment, wherein at least one stator element is arranged on the inside of the exterior ring-segment-shaped stator supporting element. Thereby the expression substantially U-shaped shall also cover other comparable forms such as V-shaped etc..
[0019] In an comparable way a ring-segment-shaped rotor segment comprises an exterior, ring-segment-shaped rotor supporting element, a radially inwardly directed front ring-segment-shaped rotor connexion element arranged on the front side of the exterior, ring-segment-shaped rotor supporting element and a radially inwardly directed rear ring-segment-shaped rotor connexion element arranged on the rear side of the exterior, ring-segment-shaped rotor supporting element for establishing a inwardly open, substantially U-shaped ring-segment-shaped rotor segment, wherein at least one rotor element is arranged on the outside of the exterior ring-segment-shaped rotor supporting element. Thereby the expression substantially U-shaped shall again also cover other comparable forms such as V-shaped etc..
[0020] In an embodiment of the invention each rotor segment is at least partially arranged inside a stator segment. It is also possible that two or more rotor segments are at least partially arranged inside a stator segment. Thereby the stator elements and the rotor elements for the power generation are arranged oppositely to each other with an intermediate air gap.
[0021] In a further development of the invention a stator segment and at least one rotor segment are able to be at least temporarily supported against each other. Preferably each stator segment comprises first supporting projections and each rotor segment comprises second supporting projections, wherein the first supporting projections of a first stator segment and the second supporting projections of a corresponding first rotor segment are able to be at least temporarily supported against each other. Preferably each ring-segment-shaped stator connexion element of a ring-segment-shaped stator segment comprises at least one first supporting projection and each ring-segment-shaped rotor connexion element of a ring-segment-shaped rotor segment comprises at least one second supporting projection. By means of the supporting projections a rotor segment or ring-segment-shaped rotor segment is able to rest on stator segment or a ring-segment-shaped stator segment in particular when the generator and the segments or the ring-segment-shaped segments respectively are transported, assembled or disassembled. Thereby an air gap remains between the stator elements for the power generation and the rotor elements for the power generation. Since in this way the magnetic circuits concerning the stator and rotor elements for the power generation are closed, normally no specific protection against undesired magnetic pull is needed, in particular when the generator comprises permanent magnets. Further on, since during assembly and disassembly of the generator a rotor segment or a ring-segment-shaped rotor segment is allowed to rest on a stator segment or a ring-segment-shaped stator segment, any crane lift is as a rule disconnected from magnetic pull. As a consequence the transport, assembly and disassembly are simplified.
[0022] Therefore according to a further embodiment of the invention a stator segment and at least one rotor segment are able to build at least temporarily a unit, more precisely a stator/rotor segment unit.
[0023] In a further development of the invention the width of the air gap between a stator element and a rotor element is adjustable. Thereby the junctions between the ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator and the stator segments and/or the junctions between the ring-shaped supporting elements of the rotor and the rotor segments preferably comprise adjusting means for the adjustment of the width of the air gap. In one embodiment of the invention the adjusting means comprise at least one shim. Thus the desired or required width of the air gap between the stator and rotor elements for the power generation can be adjusted in a relatively simple way.
[0024] According to another embodiment of the invention a stator segment comprises at least one winding form with a winding as a stator element and/or a rotor segment comprises at least one permanent magnet as a rotor element.
[0025] In an embodiment of the invention the stator segments and the ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator and/or the rotor segments and the ring-shaped supporting elements of the rotor comprise axial and/or radial extending flanges for the mounting. Thereby the axial extending flanges extend preferably substantially in the directions of the centre axis A of the main shaft and the radial extending flanges extend preferably substantially perpendicularly in relation to the centre axis A of the main shaft. In this way the stator and rotor segments can be comparatively simply attached to the respective ring-shaped supporting elements.
[0026] According to a further embodiment of the invention at least one of the ring-shaped supporting elements of the rotor and/or at least one of the ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator comprise at least one man hole for providing access to the internals of the generator. Thus at least one of the front or rear ring-shaped supporting elements can have one or more man holes which are preferably closable.
[0027] The further object of the invention is inventively achieved by a wind turbine comprising a generator as described afore.
[0028] The invention will in the following be explained in more detail with reference to the schematic drawings, wherein FIG 1 shows a part of an inventive wind turbine, FIG 2 shows in an enlarged illustration the main shaft and a part of the direct drive generator of the vund turbine of FIG 1, FIG 3 shows in an enlarged illustration a part of the direct drive generator of the wind turbine of FIG 1, and FIG 4 shows the view of the generator of the wind turbine of FIG 1 in the direction of the arrows IV of FIG 1.
[0029] FIG 1 shows schematically a first embodiment of an inventive wind turbine 1 comprising an inventive direct drive or directly driven generator 2 which is arranged on the upwind side of a tower 3 of the wind turbine 1.
[0030] A tower flange 4 is arranged on the top of the tower 3. A retaining arrangement is arranged on the tower flange 4 comprising in case of the present embodiment of the invention a bedplate 5, a retaining frame in form of a retaining arm 6 and a stationary or fixed hollow shaft 7. The bedplate 5 is attached to the tower flange 4. The wind turbine 1 comprises in a not explicitly shown manner a yaw system for turning the bedplate 5 of the wind turbine 1 around the centre axis Y of the tower 3 together with the other components of the wind turbine 1 which are directly or indirectly attached to the bedplate 5.
[0031] The retaining arm 6 is on its base side directly arranged on the bedplate 5. On the other side the retaining arm 6 comprises a flange 8. The stationary shaft 7 is attached to the flange 8 with a flange 9. The ring-shaped flange 8 of the retaining arm 6 and the ring-shaped flange 9 of the stationary shaft 7 are bolted together with a plurality of bolts arranged around the ring shaped flanges.
[0032] A main shaft 10 or a main rotor pipe 10 is pivoted on the stationary shaft 7 by means of a first main bearing 11 and a second main bearing 12. Each main bearing 11,12 supported by the stationary shaft 7 comprises an inner and an outer bearing shell. The inner bearing shells of the both main bearings 11, 12 are mounted on the stationary shaft 7, whilst the outer bearing shells of the both main bearings 11,12 are fitted inside the main shaft 10.
[0033] On the front end the main shaft 10 comprises a ring-shaped flange 13. The ring-shaped flange 13 is firmly, but detachably connected to a hub 14 of the wind turbine 1. The hub 14 comprises three mounting devices 15 for three not explicitly shown, but well known wind rotor blades.
[0034] In case of the present embodiment of the invention the mentioned direct drive or directly driven generator 2 is substantially arranged around the main shaft 10. The direct drive generator 2 comprises a rotor 16 or a rotor arrangement 16 and a stator 17 or a stator arrangement 17.
[0035] The rotor 16 comprises in case of the present embodiment of the invention a first supporting element 18 in form of a front ring-shaped rotor end plate 18, a second supporting element 19 in form of a rear ring-shaped rotor end plate 19 and a plurality of ring-segment-shaped rotor segments 20 attached to the front ring-shaped rotor end plate 18 and the rear ring-shaped rotor end plate 19. In case of the present embodiment of the invention the rotor 16 comprises six ring-segment-shaped rotor segments 20 building a rotor ring when the six ring-segment-shaped rotor segments 20 are attached to the preferably one-piece front and rear ring-shaped rotor end plates 18, 19.
[0036] The stator 17 comprises in case of the present embodiment of the invention a first supporting element 26 in form of a front ring-shaped stator end plate 26, a second supporting element 27 in form of a rear ring-shaped stator end plate 27 and a plurality of ring-segment-shaped stator segments 28 attached to the front ring-shaped stator end plate 26 and the rear ring-shaped stator end plate 27. In case of the present embodiment of the invention the stator 17 comprises also six ring-segmentshaped stator segments 28 (cp. FIG 4) building a stator ring when the six ring-segment-shaped stator segments 28 are attached to the preferably one-piece front and rear ring-shaped stator end plates 26, 27.
[0037] In case of the present embodiment of the invention the ring-segment-shaped stator segments 28 and the ring-segmentshaped rotor segments 20 are designed in such a way that the junctions 50, 51 between the ring-shaped stator end plates 26, 27 and the ring-segment-shaped stator segments 28 as well as the junctions 52, 53 between the ring-shaped rotor end plates 18,19 and the ring-segment-shaped rotor segments 20 are located substantially at a radius R1 in relation to a centre axis A of the generator 2 which is smaller than the radius R2 of the air gap 34 between stator elements 33 for the power generation arranged on the ring-segment-shaped stator segments 28 and rotor elements 25 for the power generation arranged on the ring-segmentshaped rotor segments 20. Thus in case of the present embodiment of the invention the maximum diameters of the ring-shaped stator and rotor end plates are 2*R1. These diameters are significantly smaller than the diameter of the air gap 34 (2*R2). This simplifies the transport of the ring-shaped stator and rotor end plates.
[0038] A ring-segment-shaped rotor segment 20 comprises an exterior, ring-segment-shaped rotor supporting element 54, a radially inwardly directed front ring-segment-shaped rotor connexion element 55 arranged on the front side of the exterior, ring-segment-shaped rotor supporting element 54 and a radially inwardly directed rear ring-segment-shaped rotor connexion element 56 arranged on the rear side of the exterior, ring-segment-shaped rotor supporting element 54 for establishing an inwardly open, substantially U-shaped ring-segment-shaped rotor segment 20, wherein at least one rotor element 25 in form of at least one permanent magnet 25 is arranged on the outside of the exterior ring-segment-shaped rotor supporting element 54. Thereby a ring-segment-shaped rotor segment 20 connects the front and the rear ring-shaped rotor end plates 18,19 with each other.
[0039] As shown in FIG 2 and FIG 3 a front ring-segment-shaped rotor connexion element 55 comprises on its end a ring-segment-shaped flange 21 and a ring-segment-shaped supporting projection 57. A rear ring-segment-shaped rotor connexion element 56 comprises on its end a ring-segment-shaped flange 22 and a ring-segment-shaped supporting projection 58. The front ring-shaped rotor end plate 18 has a ring-shaped flange 23 and the rear ring-shaped rotor end plate 19 has a ring-shaped flange 24. In case of the present embodiment of the invention the flanges 21 and 23 as well as the flanges 22 and 24 are bolted together to build up the rotor 16. In the described way all ring-segment-shaped rotor segments 20 are attached to the front and the rear ring-shaped end plates 18, 19. Thus the rotor 16 has substantially a hollow-cylindrical shape.
[0040] In a comparable way a ring-segment-shaped stator segment 28 comprises an exterior, ring-segment-shaped stator supporting element 67, a radially inwardly directed front ring-segment-shaped stator connexion element 68 arranged on the front side of the exterior, ring-segment-shaped stator supporting element 67 and a radially inwardly directed rear ring-segment-shaped stator connexion element 69 arranged on the rear side of the exterior, ring-segment-shaped stator supporting element 67 for establishing an inwardly open, substantially U-shaped, ring-segment-shaped stator segment, wherein at least one stator element 33 in form of a winding form 75 with a winding 76 is arranged on the inside of the exterior ring-segment-shaped stator supporting element 67. Thereby a ring-segment-shaped stator segment 28 connects the front and the rear ring-shaped stator end plates 26, 27 with each other.
[0041] As shown in FIG 2 and FIG 3 a front ring-segment-shaped stator connexion element 68 comprises on its end a ring-segment-shaped flange 29 and a ring-segment-shaped supporting projection 60. A rear ring-segment-shaped stator connexion element 69 comprises on its end a ring-segment-shaped flange 30 and a ring-segment-shaped supporting projection 61. The front ring-shaped stator end plate 26 has a ring-shaped flange 31 and the rear ring-shaped stator end plate 27 has a ring-shaped flange 32. In case of the present embodiment of the invention the flanges 29 and 31 as well as the flanges 30 and 32 are bolted together to build up the stator 17. In the described way all ring-segment-shaped stator segments 28 are attached to the front and the rear ring-shaped stator end plates 26, 27. Thus also the stator 17 has substantially a hollow-cylindrical shape.
[0042] In case of the present embodiment of the invention each ring-segment-shaped rotor segment 20 is substantially arranged inside a ring-segment-shaped stator segment 28. In particular during the transport, the assembly and the disassembly of the ring-segment-shaped stator and rotor segments 20, 28 one ring-segment-shaped stator segment 28 and one ring-segment-shaped rotor segment 20 are able to build a stator/rotor segment unit. Thereby the ring-segment-shaped rotor segment 20 is moved into the ring-segment-shaped stator segment 28 until the ring-segment-shaped rotor segment 20 rests on the ring-segment-shaped stator segment 28. More precisely the projections 57, 58, 60, 61 engage, whereat the supporting projection 60 and the supporting projection 57 as well as the supporting projection 61 and the supporting projection 58 are supported against each other. In general the projections 57, 58, 60, 61 engage if the air gap between the stator elements and the rotor elements for the power generation is reduced to a value a certain level below the nominal value of the air gap. The magnetic pull during the mounting of the stator/rotor segment unit is counteracted by suitable tools, eg. a set of jacks. Once the projections 57, 58, 60, 61 engage, the magnetic pull is taken by the projections and the suitable tools can be removed. In this position the magnetic circuits are as a rule closed and the stator/rotor segment unit no longer poses any risk in relation to the strong permanent magnets. The stator/rotor segment unit is able to be transported, assembled and disassembled with no special precautions.
[0043] On the site of erection of the wind turbine 1 first the supporting structures are assembled - the stationary shaft 7, the main bearings 11, 12, the main shaft 10, a third and a fourth bearing 35, 36, described later, and the ring-shaped rotor end plates 18, 19 as well as the ring-shaped stator end plates 26, 27.
[0044] For the assembly of the generator 2 a stator/rotor segment unit is, as indicated above, arranged on the front and the rear ring-shaped end plates 18, 19, 26, 27. Thereby the flange 29 of a front ring-segment-shaped stator connexion element 68 and the flange 31 of the front ring-shaped stator end plate 26 as well as the flange 30 of a rear ring-segment-shaped stator connexion element 69 and the flange 32 of the rear ring-shaped stator end plate 27 are bolted together with schematically shown flange bolts 62. This is done for all six stator/rotor segment units. Any necessary adjustment of the radial position of a ring-segment-shaped stator segment 28 is carried out with not explicitly shown shims in the junctions 50, 51 between the flanges 29, 31 as well as between the flanges 30, 32. Thereby the respective shims are inserted between the respective flanges and then the flange bolts 62 are inserted in respective bolt holes and tightened.
[0045] Afterwards the flanges 21 of the front ring-segment-shaped rotor connexion elements 55 and the flange 23 of the front ring-shaped rotor end plate 18 and the flanges 22 of the rear ring-segment-shaped rotor connexion elements 56 and the flange 24 of the rear ring-shaped rotor end plate 19 are bolted together with schematically shown flange bolts 63. Thereby the ring-segment-shaped rotor segments 20 are as a rule pulled away from the resting position, in which the projections 57, 58, 50, 61 engage. Any necessary adjustment of the radial position of a ring-segment-shaped rotor segment 20 is carried out with not explicitly shown shims in the junctions 52, 53 between the flanges 21,23 as well as between the flanges 22, 24 before the flange bolts 63 are inserted in respective bolt holes and finally tightened.
[0046] If a ring-segment-shaped rotor segment 20 or a ring-segment-shaped stator segment 28 needs e.g. replacement the described steps are carried out in reverse order and the replacement stator/rotor segment unit is assembled as described.
[0047] Based on trial rotations the radial positions of the ring-segment-shaped rotor segments 20 as well as the radial positions of the ring-segment-shaped stator segments 28 are able to be fine tuned with the shims in the junctions 50 - 53. Thus the width of the air gap 34 between the electrical stator elements 33 of the stator 17 and the permanent magnets 25 of the rotor 16 is able to be adjusted to establish a preferably completely uniform and concentric air gap 34.
[0048] In order that the rotor 16 can turn together with the main shaft 10 around the centre axis A of the main shaft 10 and relatively to the stator 17 the wind turbine 1 in particular the direct drive generator 2 comprise the already mentioned third or front generator bearing 35 and the already mentioned fourth or rear generator bearing 36. The relative positions of the stator 17 and the rotor 16 are maintained by the third and the fourth bearing 35, 36.
[0049] The third bearing 35 is in case of the present embodiment of the invention attached to a flange 37 of the main shaft 10. More precisely the inner bearing shell 38 of the third bearing 35 is firmly attached to the flange 37 of the main shaft 10. The inner bearing shell 38 of the third bearing 35 is furthermore firmly attached to the front ring-shaped rotor end palate 18, which supports the front part of the rotor 16. The outer bearing shell 39 of the third bearing 35 is firmly connected to the front ring-shaped stator end plate 26, which supports the front part of the stator 17.
[0050] The rear part of the stator 17 is supported by the rear ring-shaped stator end plate 27, which is firmly connected to the flange 9 of the stationary shaft 7 and thus to the retaining arrangement. In case of the present embodiment of the invention the inner bearing shell 40 of the fourth bearing 36 is firmly attached to the rear ring-shaped stator end plate 27 and the rear ring-shaped rotor end plate 19 supporting the rear part of the rotor 16 is firmly connected to the outer bearing shell 41 of the fourth bearing 36.
[0051] Based on the described arrangement comprising the main shaft 10, the first main bearing 11, the second main bearing 12, the rotor 16, the stator 17, the third bearing 35 and the fourth bearing 36 the main shaft 10 turns in operation of the wind turbine 1 together with the rotor 16 relatively to the stator 17.
[0052] For avoiding situations in which the four bearing arrangement is statically undetermined in case of the present embodiment of the invention the front ring-shaped rotor end plate 18 firmly supported on the main shaft 10 and the rear ring-shaped stator end plate 27 firmly supported on the retaining arrangement comprise a certain and sufficient extent of flexibility in the directions of the centre axis A of the main shaft 10. Thereby these end plates 18, 27 act like membranes supporting the rotor 16 and the stator 17 substantially firmly in the radial direction so as to maintain the width of the air gap 34, but flexing readily so as to allow e.g. a bending of the main shaft 10 with no major resistance. In particular the end plates 18, 27 have such dimensions that they have a comparatively little bending stiffness. They simply flex passively when e.g. the main shaft 10 is shifted a bit by deflection. Thus when a bending of the main shaft 10 occurs to which the rotor 16 and the stator 17 are connected the front ring-shaped rotor end plate 18 and the rear ring-shaped stator end plate 27 bend in substantially a respective way in the directions of the centre axis A wherein the width of the air gap 34 is maintained substantially constant or within required tolerances.
[0053] As a consequence of the four bearing arrangement, in addition to the loads from the wind turbine rotor and the main shaft 10 the two main bearings 11,12 carry approximately half of the weight of the generator 2, approximately the other half of the weight of the generator 2 is directly supported on the retaining arrangement. The third or front generator bearing 35 carries approximately half of the weight of the stator 17, approximately the other half of the weight of the stator 17 is supported on the retaining arrangement. The fourth or rear generator bearing 36 carries approximately half of the weight of the rotor 16, approximately the other half of the weight of the rotor 16 is supported on the main shaft 10.
[0054] Based on the described design or structure of the wind turbine 1 in particular based on the described generator arrangement comprising the third and fourth bearing the rotor 16 and the stator 17 are supported on both sides, the front side and the rear side. This enables a more lightweight rotor and in particular a more lightweight stator construction with less dimensions of the stator structure in particular of the stator support structure like the end plates and so on to maintain in operation of the wind turbine 1 the width of the air gap 34 within the necessary tolerances along the directions of the centre axis A and around the perimeter.
[0055] Unlike to the afore described embodiment of the invention the front ring-shaped stator end plate 26 and the rear ring-shaped rotor end plate 19 are able to comprise the certain extent of flexibility in the directions of the centre axis A of the main shaft 10, whilst the front ring-shaped rotor end plate 18 and the rear ring-shaped stator end plate 27 have not these flexibility. Also in this case the width of the air gap 34 is able to be held substantially constantly or at least within required tolerances.
[0056] The ring-shaped rotor end plate and the ring-shaped stator end plate which have the certain flexibility need not to have the flexibility in the whole end plates. Thus the ring-shaped end plates are able to have different areas. The respective ring-shaped rotor end plate may have e.g. a comparatively rigid area e.g. for the attachment of the third bearing and an area having the mentioned flexibility in the directions of the centre axis A. In the same way the respective ring-shaped stator end plate may have e.g. a comparatively rigid area e.g. for the attachment of the fourth bearing and an area having the mentioned flexibility in the directions of the centre axis A.
[0057] The front ring-shaped rotor end plate is able to be directly arranged on the main shaft. In this case the third bearing is able to be directly attached to the main shaft or to the front ring-shaped rotor end plate.
[0058] It is not necessary to attach the fourth bearing to the rear ring-shaped stator end plate. The fourth bearing is also able to be directly attached to the retaining arrangement e.g. the stationary shaft or the retaining frame or arm.
[0059] As a rule the ring-shaped end plates are made of an appropriate metal or metal alloy. The ring-shaped end plates do not need to have the same diameter. In fact the different ring-shaped end plates are able to have different diameters. In this case also the respective ring-segment-shaped segments have to be modified in relation to the radial extension of the radially inwardly directed ring-segment-shaped stator connexion elements to build the stator or the rotor.
[0060] FIG 4 shows the view of the generator 2 of the wind turbine 1 in the direction of the arrows IV of FIG 1. In FIG 4 the third or generator bearing 35, the front ring-shaped stator end plate 26, the flanges 29, 31 and the six ring-segment-shaped stator segments 28 building the stator ring 71 are cognizable. In case of the present embodiment of the invention the front ring-shaped stator end plate 26 comprises six man holes 70 providing access to the internals of the generator. In the same way the other ring-shaped end plates of the stator or the rotor are able to comprise man holes. Thereby the man holes are as a rule closed by means of a kind of door.
[0061] In case of the present embodiment of the invention in each ring-segment-shaped stator segment 28 a ring-segment-shaped rotor segment 20 is substantially centrically arranged. But it is also possible that two or more ring-segment-shaped rotor segments 20 are substantially arranged in a ring-segment-shaped stator segment 28.
[0062] By the way the generator 2 is able to comprise less or more ring-segment-shaped stator segment 28 building the stator ring as well as less or more ring-segment-shaped rotor segment 20 building the rotor ring as described afore. Furthermore it is not necessary that the rotor segments or the stator segments have a ring-segment shape.
[0063] The non-destructively detachable connexions between the end plates and the ring-segment-shaped segments need not to be a bolted joint.
[0064] In case of the described embodiment of the invention the ring-segment-shaped stator segments 28 and the ring-shaped stator end plates 26, 27 as well as the ring-segment-shaped rotor segments 20 and the ring-shaped rotor end plates 18, 19 comprise axial extending flanges 21 - 24, 29 - 32 for the mounting. Thereby the axial extending flanges 21 - 24, 29 - 32 extend substantially in the directions of the centre axis A. But the mounting is also able to be done by radial extending flanges or other suitable means. Thereby the radial extending flanges extend substantially perpendicularly in relation to the centre axis A.
[0065] Unlike described before the direct drive generator is also able to be arranged on the downwind side of the tower [0066] By the way the wind turbines 1 comprise a housing H normally called the nacelle which contain the generator 2 and at least a part of the retaining arrangement.
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Claims (20)

1. Direkte drevet generator (2) til en vindmølle (1) omfattende en stator (17), som har mindst et statorelement (33) til elproduktion, og en rotor (16), som er anbragt inden i statoren (17), som er drejelig om en midterakse (A) af generatoren (2) og har mindst et rotorelement (25) til elproduktion, hvilken generator (2) har et luftmellemrum (34) mellem statorelementet (33) og rotorelementet (25), kendetegnet ved, at statoren (17) omfatter - et forreste og et bagerste ring-formet støtteelement (26, 27) og - statorsegmenter (28), som er fastgjort til det forreste og det bagerste ringformede støtteelement (26, 27) af statoren (17), hvor forbindelsesstederne (50, 51) mellem det forreste og det bagerste ring-formede støtteelement (26, 27) af statoren (17) og statorsegmenterne (28) er anbragt i en radius (R1) i forhold til midteraksen (A) af generatoren (2), som er mindre end radiussen (R2) af luftmellemrummet (34) mellem statorelementet (33) og rotorelementet (25), hvor det forreste og bagerste ring-formede støtteelement (26, 27) har radiusser, som er mindre end luftmellemrumsradiussen (R2).A directly driven generator (2) for a wind turbine (1) comprising a stator (17) having at least one stator element (33) for power generation and a rotor (16) disposed within the stator (17) which is rotatable about a center axis (A) of the generator (2) and has at least one rotor element (25) for power generation, which generator (2) has an air gap (34) between the stator element (33) and the rotor element (25), characterized in that the stator (17) comprises - a front and rear annular support member (26, 27) and - stator segments (28) attached to the front and rear annular support member (26, 27) of the stator (17), the connection points (50, 51) between the front and rear annular support members (26, 27) of the stator (17) and the stator segments (28) are arranged at a radius (R1) relative to the center axis (A) of the generator (2) ) which is less than the radius (R2) of the air gap (34) between the stator element (33) and the rotor element (25), the rear annular support member (26, 27) has radii smaller than the air gap radius (R2). 2. Direkte drevet generator ifølge krav 1, hvor rotoren (16) omfatter - et forreste og et bagerste ring-formet støtteelement (18, 19) og - rotorsegmenter (20), som er fastgjort til det forreste og det bagerste ringformede støtteelement (18, 19) af rotoren (16), hvor forbindelsesstederne (52, 53) mellem det forreste og det bagerste ring-formede støtteelement (18, 19) af rotoren (16) og rotorsegmenterne (20) er anbragt i det væsentlige i en radius (R1) i forhold til midteraksen (A) af generatoren (2), som svarer til eller er mindre end radiussen (R2) af luftmellemrummet (34) mellem statorelementet (33) og rotorelementet (25).The directly driven generator of claim 1, wherein the rotor (16) comprises - a front and rear annular support member (18, 19) and - rotor segments (20) secured to the front and rear annular support member (18). , 19) of the rotor (16), where the connecting points (52, 53) between the front and rear annular support members (18, 19) of the rotor (16) and the rotor segments (20) are substantially disposed in a radius ( R1) with respect to the center axis (A) of the generator (2) corresponding to or less than the radius (R2) of the air gap (34) between the stator element (33) and the rotor element (25). 3. Direkte drevet generator ifølge krav 2, hvor forbindelsesstederne (50, 51) af statoren (17) og forbindelsesstederne (52, 53) af rotoren (16) er anbragt i det væsentlige i samme radius (R1) i forhold til midteraksen (A) af generatoren (2).A directly driven generator according to claim 2, wherein the connection points (50, 51) of the stator (17) and the connection points (52, 53) of the rotor (16) are arranged substantially at the same radius (R1) relative to the center axis (A ) of the generator (2). 4. Direkte drevet generator ifølge et af kravene 1 til 3, hvor statorsegmenter-ne (28) og/eller rotorsegmenterne (20) er udført på en sådan måde, at forbindelsesstederne (50, 51) mellem de ring-formede støtteelementer af stato-ren (26, 27) og statorsegmenterne (28) og/eller forbindelsesstederne (52, 53) mellem de ring-formede støtteelementer af rotoren (18, 19) og rotorsegmenterne (20) er anbragt i det væsentlige i en radius (R1) i forhold til midteraksen (A) af generatoren (2), som svarer til eller er mindre end radiussen (R2) af luftmellemrummet (34) mellem statorelementerne (33) og rotorelementerne (25).Direct-driven generator according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the stator segments (28) and / or the rotor segments (20) are constructed in such a way that the connection points (50, 51) between the annular support members of the clean (26, 27) and the stator segments (28) and / or the connection points (52, 53) between the annular support elements of the rotor (18, 19) and the rotor segments (20) are arranged substantially in a radius (R1) of relative to the center axis (A) of the generator (2) corresponding to or less than the radius (R2) of the air gap (34) between the stator elements (33) and the rotor elements (25). 5. Direkte drevet generator ifølge et af kravene 1 til 4, hvor hvert statorseg-ment er et ring-segment-formet statorsegment (28), som er fastgjort til det forreste og det bagerste ring-formede støtteelement (26, 27) af statoren (17) og omfatter mindst et statorelement (33) til elproduktion.The directly driven generator according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein each stator segment is a ring segment-shaped stator segment (28) which is attached to the front and rear annular support member (26, 27) of the stator. (17) and comprises at least one stator element (33) for power generation. 6. Direkte drevet generator ifølge et af kravene 2 til 5, hvor hvert rotorsegment er et ring-segment-formet rotorsegment (20), som er fastgjort til det forreste og det bagerste ring-formede støtteelement (18, 19) af rotoren (16) og omfatter mindst et rotorelement (25) til elproduktion.A directly driven generator according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein each rotor segment is a ring segment-shaped rotor segment (20) which is attached to the front and rear annular support members (18, 19) of the rotor (16). ) and comprises at least one rotor element (25) for power generation. 7. Direkte drevet generator ifølge krav 5 eller 6, hvor et ring-segment-formet statorsegment (28) omfatter et ydre, ring-segment-formet statorstøtteelement (67), et radialt indadrettet forreste ring-segment-formet statorforbindelses-element (68), som er anbragt på forsiden af det ydre, ring-segment-formede statorstøtteelement (67), og et radialt indadrettet bagerste ring-segment-formet statorforbindelseselement (69), som er anbragt på bagsiden af det ydre, ring-segment-formede statorstøtteelement (67) til etablering af et indad åbent, ring-segment-formet statorsegment (28), hvor mindst et statorelement (33) er anbragt på indersiden af det ydre ring-segment-formede statorstøtteelement (67).The directly driven generator of claim 5 or 6, wherein a ring segment-shaped stator segment (28) comprises an outer ring-segment-shaped stator support member (67), a radially inwardly directed ring-segment-shaped stator connector (68). ) disposed on the front of the outer, ring-segment-shaped stator support member (67), and a radially inward-facing rear-ring-segment-shaped stator connector (69) disposed on the rear of the outer, ring-segment-shaped stator support member (67) for establishing an inwardly open, ring segment shaped stator segment (28), wherein at least one stator member (33) is disposed on the inside of the outer ring segment shaped stator support member (67). 8. Direkte drevet generator ifølge krav 6 eller 7, hvor et ring-segment-formet rotorsegment (20) omfatter et ydre, ring-segment-formet rotorstøtteelement (54), et radialt indadrettet forreste ring-segment-formet rotorforbindelseselement (55), som er anbragt på forsiden af det ydre, ring-segment-formede rotorstøtteelement (54), og et radialt indadrettet bagerste ring-segment-formet rotorforbindelseselement (56), som er anbragt på bagsiden af det ydre, ring-segment-formede rotorstøtteelement (54) til etablering af et indad åbent, ring-segment-formet rotorsegment (20), hvor mindst et rotorelement (25) er anbragt på den udvendige side af det ydre ring-segment-formede rotorstøtteelement (54).The directly driven generator of claim 6 or 7, wherein a ring segment shaped rotor segment (20) comprises an outer ring segment shaped rotor support member (54), a radially inwardly directed ring segment shaped rotor connector (55), disposed on the front of the outer, ring-segment-shaped rotor support member (54), and a radially inward-facing rear-ring-segment-shaped rotor connector (56) disposed on the rear of the outer, ring-segment-shaped rotor support member (54). 54) for establishing an inwardly open, ring segment-shaped rotor segment (20), wherein at least one rotor element (25) is disposed on the outer side of the outer ring segment-shaped rotor support element (54). 9. Direkte drevet generator ifølge et af kravene 2 til 8, hvor hvert rotorsegment (20) er mindst delvist anbragt inden i et statorsegment (28).A directly driven generator according to one of claims 2 to 8, wherein each rotor segment (20) is at least partially disposed within a stator segment (28). 10. Direkte drevet generator ifølge et af kravene 2 til 9, hvor et statorsegment (28) og mindst et rotorsegment (20) i det mindste midlertidigt kan understøtte hinanden.A directly driven generator according to one of claims 2 to 9, wherein a stator segment (28) and at least one rotor segment (20) can at least temporarily support each other. 11. Direkte drevet generator ifølge et af kravene 2 til 10, hvor hvert statorsegment (28) omfatter første understøttende fremspring (60, 61), og hvert rotorsegment (20) omfatter anden understøttende fremspring (57, 58), hvor de første understøttende fremspring (60, 61) af et statorsegment (28), og de anden understøttende fremspring (57, 58) af et rotorsegment (20) i det mindste midlertidigt kan understøtte hinanden.A directly driven generator according to one of claims 2 to 10, wherein each stator segment (28) comprises first supporting projections (60, 61) and each rotor segment (20) comprises second supporting projections (57, 58), wherein the first supporting projections (60, 61) of one stator segment (28), and the other supporting projections (57, 58) of a rotor segment (20) can at least temporarily support each other. 12. Direkte drevet generator ifølge krav 11, hvor hvert ring-segment-formet statorforbindelseselement (68, 69) af et ring-segment-formet statorsegment (28) omfatter mindst et første understøttende fremspring (60, 61), og hvor hvert ring-segment-formet rotorforbindelseselement (55, 56) af et ring-segment-formet rotorsegment (54) omfatter mindst et andet understøttende fremspring (57, 58).The direct-driven generator of claim 11, wherein each ring-segment-shaped stator connector (68, 69) of a ring-segment-shaped stator segment (28) comprises at least a first supporting projection (60, 61), and segment-shaped rotor connector (55, 56) of a ring-segment-shaped rotor segment (54) comprises at least one other supporting projection (57, 58). 13. Direkte drevet generator ifølge et af kravene 2 til 12, hvor et statorsegment (28) og mindst et rotorsegment (20) i det mindste midlertidigt kan danne en stator/rotor-segmentenhed.A directly driven generator according to any one of claims 2 to 12, wherein a stator segment (28) and at least one rotor segment (20) can at least temporarily form a stator / rotor segment unit. 14. Direkte drevet generator ifølge et af kravene 1 til 13, hvor bredden af luftmellemrummet (34) mellem et statorelement (33) og et rotorelement (25) er justerbar.Direct driven generator according to one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the width of the air gap (34) between a stator element (33) and a rotor element (25) is adjustable. 15. Direkte drevet generator ifølge et af kravene 1 til 14, hvor forbindelsesstederne (50, 51) mellem de ring-formede støtteelementer (26, 27) af stato-ren (17) og statorsegmenterne (28) og/eller forbindelsesstederne (52, 53) mellem de ring-formede støtteelementer (18, 19) af rotoren (16) og rotorsegmenterne (20) omfatter justeringsmidler til justering af bredden af luftmellemrummet.The direct-driven generator according to one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the connection points (50, 51) between the annular support elements (26, 27) of the stator (17) and the stator segments (28) and / or the connection points (52, 53) between the annular support members (18, 19) of the rotor (16) and the rotor segments (20) comprise adjusting means for adjusting the width of the air gap. 16. Direkte drevet generator ifølge krav 15, hvor justeringsmidlerne omfatter mindst et mellemlæg.The directly driven generator of claim 15, wherein the adjusting means comprise at least one intermediate shaft. 17. Direkte drevet generator ifølge et af kravene 1 til 16, hvor et statorseg-ment (28) omfatter mindst en viklingsform (75) med en vikling (76) som et statorelement, og/eller hvor et rotorsegment (20) omfatter mindst en permanent magnet (25) som et rotorelement (25).A directly driven generator according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein a stator segment (28) comprises at least one winding form (75) with a winding (76) as a stator element, and / or wherein a rotor segment (20) comprises at least one permanent magnet (25) as a rotor element (25). 18. Direkte drevet generator ifølge et af kravene 1 til 17, hvor statorsegmen-terne (28) og de ring-formede støtteelementer (26, 27) af statoren (17), og/eller rotorsegmenterne (20) og de ring-formede støtteelementer (18, 19) af rotoren (16) omfatter flanger (21 - 24, 29 - 32), der strækker sig aksialt og/eller radialt, til montering.The directly driven generator according to one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the stator segments (28) and the annular support elements (26, 27) of the stator (17), and / or the rotor segments (20) and the annular support elements (18, 19) of the rotor (16) comprises flanges (21 - 24, 29 - 32) extending axially and / or radially for mounting. 19. Direkte drevet generator ifølge et af kravene 1 til 18, hvor mindst et af de ring-formede støtteelementer (18, 19) af rotoren (16) og/eller mindst et af de ring-formede støtteelementer (26, 27) af statoren (17) omfatter mindst et mandehul (70) for at få adgang til de indvendige dele af generatoren.A directly driven generator according to any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein at least one of the annular support members (18, 19) of the rotor (16) and / or at least one of the annular support members (26, 27) of the stator (17) comprises at least one manhole (70) to access the interior portions of the generator. 20. Vindmølle, som omfatter en direkte drevet generator ifølge et af kravene 1 til 19.A wind turbine comprising a directly driven generator according to any one of claims 1 to 19.
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